- An Apple® iMac or eMac series, Power Macintosh® G3 or G4, PowerBook,® or iBook
- Mac OS 8.6 through 9.x, or OS X 10.1.x to 10.2.x (certain features not supported)
- 128MB or more of available RAM recommended (256MB or more recommended for Mac OS X)
- 200MB or more of free hard disk space recommended
- VGA display or better
- CD-ROM or DVD drive for installing the printer software
- A shielded USB "AB" cable, up to 6.5 feet (2 meters) long